Where does “sūg” come from?

sūg (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

sūg (Westrobothnian): To suck; suckle

Definitions

  1. To suck; suckle

Ancestry of “sūg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesúgato suck
2Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūganą →
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